What, to you, is comfort food? For my husband, it's a big bowl of pasta. For me, it's probably a thick slice of toast with butter scraped across the top, or half a peanut butter and honey sandwich. These tastes are all connected to childhood memories of lunches and suppers eaten at home, in the safety of the family table, being fed by people who loved us. What are those foods for you? A gooey pasta and chicken casserole? Roast chicken? Miso soup and rice? Meatloaf? Or maybe your comfort food tastes run sweet — to chocolate no-bake cookies or carrot cake with cream cheese icing.

We have those recipes and more for you today, as we're talking family recipes and classic homestyle cooking all week at The Kitchn. Here is a look at 15 of our own favorite homestyle comfort foods, from roast chicken to chili to fried rice. There are vegetarian recipes, and sweet ones too. These are simple foods, the ones we return to for nourishment and comfort, and always at the home table since there really is no other place like it.

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Faith is the executive editor of The Kitchn and the author of three cookbooks. They include The Kitchn Cookbook, coauthored with Sara Kate Gillingham, as well as Bakeless Sweets. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Mike.